Workplace smoking ban policy and smoking behavior

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Kim, Beomsoo ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Health campaigns; South Korea; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; SMOKING; SOUTH KOREA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77950989720     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.5.293     Document Type: Article

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